Yokohama—The Bluff

“In pleasing contrast to the somber grey town stands the Bluff—a beautiful wooded plateau—fringing the southern shore of the harbour, and on which stands the bungalows, cemeteries, and hospitals of the foreigners.”




“The aristocratic bungalows (including several consulates) occupy the heights immediately over the bay, and occasional peeps from the road intersecting that locality show a commanding view of Yedo Bay and the Yokohama roadstead.”

Arthur H. Crow, Highways and Byeways in Japan, (London, 1883) pp. 10, 11